Pages

10 February 2011

Quilting Gallery Contest - Please Vote!

I have entered a small quilt in The Quilting Gallery Weekly Themed Contest. This week's theme is Valentine's Day Quilts, of course. Please go and vote for my little quilt. Voting starts on Friday and goes through Sunday.

This little red and white quilt measures in at 20"x23" and was done as a sampler for myself. Each of the 24 hearts is appliqued or painted using a different method. Then each heart was rubber stamped with a number. I named it after heart # 3: You've Stolen My Heart. On the back of the quilt, is a 'table of contents' label that explains how each heart was done.

Starting in the upper left corner of the center medallion portion:

Cut away applique with template drawn on the right side of the fabric.

Cut away applique with freezer paper on the top of the fabric.

Reverse applique.

Needleturn applique with freezer paper on the top.

Fused raw edge applique with a blanket stitch finish.

Baste and turn.

English paper method using freezer paper.

Freezer paper inside (with seams iron over it).

Spray startch applique

Freezer paper inside with gluded edges.

Polyester stabilizer inside, left in and softens in the wash.

Back basting with needleturn.

Cut out, glue and then needle turn.

Redwork embroidery.

Cutaway needleturn applique with embroidery on the outside edge

Back basting with satin stitch by machine

Faced and turned then stitched with a straight stitch on the machine.

Frayed edge non-prepared.

Shiva Paintstiks with stencil.

Tsueneko Ink.

Fused totally and then blind hem with invisible thread.

Fused totally and blanket stitched with matching thread

Fused around the outside edge and zigzag with invisible thread

Fused around the outside edge and sating stitch with matching thread.

Numbers 21-24 are in the four corners of the quilt starting in the upper left, moving clockwise around.

This quilt is hand quilted around each heart and in the border. White satin ribbon bows were applied with a machine tacking stitch used as ties in the center of the quilt. An eyelet lace was added instead of binding.